Top McConnell aide joins Scott Walker's political team

Scott Walker’s political organization is beefing up its policy muscle, plucking a top leadership aide to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell from Capitol Hill, sources said on Friday morning.

Andrew Bremberg, an adviser and counsel to McConnell on Senate nominations, will join the Wisconsin governor’s Our American Revival group, which is serving as Walker’s political platform as he mulls a presidential run.

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Bremberg will oversee developing both domestic and foreign policy for Our American Revival as Walker seeks to beef up foreign policy expertise on his nascent campaign.

“Andrew is a major talent. He is a smart, savvy conservative and he knows policy. This is a serious move by the Walker team,” said John Cusey, the government relations director for the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute.

Bremberg has been with McConnell since March of 2014 and acts as conduit between conservative groups and the Senate Republicans as they fill slots on bipartisan boards and commissions such as the National Labor Relations Board and Securities and Exchange Commission. He also was on Mitt Romney’s transition team in 2012, laying the groundwork for the repeal of Obamacare had the GOP nominee won.

Prior to working for McConnell, Bremberg was the top health policy expert at MITRE Corporation and previously served as a top official in the Health and Human Services department in the George W. Bush administration.